Monday, 7 November 2011

November 9 - UK authorities panicking

BRITISH authorities are panicking at the prospect of another massive and angry student protest in London this week.

The right-wing Evening Standard today published a police-inspired scare story claiming there are fears the November 9 protest "could be hijacked by anarchists".

Says the report: "Police leave has been cancelled and reinforcements called in from
county forces for the demonstration which organisers say will attract
10,000 people on a march through the City.

"Protesters are urging schoolchildren to walk out of lessons for the demo on Wednesday.

"The
National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts, which is organising the
action, has given students training on recruiting schoolchildren, with
one leaflet saying: 'The riots this summer show beyond doubt that lots
of young people are burning with intense anger, frustration and
willingness to take some pretty extreme action.'

"The march will
meet up with St Paul's protesters. Scotland Yard says it will distribute
thousands of leaflets to students warning of the consequences of
criminal actions. There are fears that the march could see a repeat of
the violence and chaos of last year's student protests.

"Hundreds were arrested as protesters and activists attacked banks and shops.

"Commander
Simon Pountain said: 'In our experience a lot of these type of
demonstrations attract people from so-called anarchist groups and we
would expect that to happen. We will be prepared for every eventuality.'
Police have vetoed a bid for the protesters to march on the Bank of
England because of the possible numbers.

"Michael Chessum, from the organiser NCAFC, defended plans to encourage schoolchildren to join the march. He
said: 'We believe that this is about the future of people who are not
going to university and it's only right that they join in.'

"He
added leaflets had been handed out to sixth formers and older pupils.
The campaign group said the march against the 'marketisation' of
universities by the Government will herald an 'autumn of resistance'."

Over the weekend Universities Minister David Willetts also admitted he was worried about another student uprising in the capital, declaring: "I think it would be appalling if we had a repeat of those shocking
events earlier in the year. I think it really would be very bad indeed."

An overwhelming majority of people are happy to be living in this industrial capitalist world. We know this because we are told it constantly.
How could we foresee a near future in which the hypnotic spell is broken, the scales fall from a billion eyes and those who say 'Enough!' are revealed, all of a sudden, to be a gale force wind of revolt, a tidal wave of insurgent delight sweeping all before it, a minority so vast it will change everything?